A knife that surprised you..

[toomanyknives]

Have you ever gotten a knife that you liked way more than you thought you would? I got this 1977 Case 61051 LSSP long ago, and ended up carrying it for years. I retired it a few years ago, because I liked it so much, I was afraid I was going to lose it. It still comes out for an occasional Sunday though.It put
up with a lot of use and held up very well. I never thought I would like it so much the day I bought it for $20.00! Money well spent.

[kennedy knives]

Have you ever gotten a knife that you liked way more than you thought you would? I got this 1977 Case 61051 LSSP long ago, and ended up carrying it for years. I retired it a few years ago, because I liked it so much, I was afraid I was going to lose it. It still comes out for an occasional Sunday though.It put
up with a lot of use and held up very well. I never thought I would like it so much the day I bought it for $20.00! Money well spent.IMG_2646 (2).JPG

Hi Kerry we have the same taste in knives . That was my favorite tote for years also put it in one of my sox draws some place will find it again one day

[toomanyknives]

Have you ever gotten a knife that you liked way more than you thought you would? I got this 1977 Case 61051 LSSP long ago, and ended up carrying it for years. I retired it a few years ago, because I liked it so much, I was afraid I was going to lose it. It still comes out for an occasional Sunday though.It put
up with a lot of use and held up very well. I never thought I would like it so much the day I bought it for $20.00! Money well spent.IMG_2646 (2).JPG

Hi Kerry we have the same taste in knives . That was my favorite tote for years also put it in one of my sox draws some place will find it again one day

Ha! I have a few stashed in sock drawers too!

[tallguy606]

I have the same knife, but with a clip blade.

[toomanyknives]

I have the same knife, but with a clip blade.

I have one of those too, Tallguy. Another winner!

[Ivoryman]

Here's a few. And there are lots of others, but only so many fit in the frame at one time. These all pleasantly surprised me when I got them with how smooth, nice, sweet, and near perfect in every way they were. I did not know about many of the brands or eras, and picked these up on the advice of others and thanks to them because these knives blew me away. They exceeded all my expectations in one area or another. That's part of the addiction for me, that never-know-when-it-will-happen-next serendipity when finding something I never knew about before, or never would have guessed, and then hunting one down and being tickled with the thing because it was better than you expected. It's a hit with me anyway, From L to R
Schrade, Schatt & Morgan, Schrade, GEC, Northwoods, Benchmade, Tim Britton, Moki, Paul Lone Wolf, 1890-1910ish J. Rogers and Sons Sheffield Eng.

[toomanyknives]

Here's a few. And there are lots of others, but only so many fit in the frame at one time. These all pleasantly surprised me when I got them with how smooth, nice, sweet, and near perfect in every way they were. I did not know about many of the brands or eras, and picked these up on the advice of others and thanks to them because these knives blew me away. They exceeded all my expectations in one area or another. That's part of the addiction for me, that never-know-when-it-will-happen-next serendipity when finding something I never knew about before, or never would have guessed, and then hunting one down and being tickled with the thing because it was better than you expected. It's a hit with me anyway, From L to R
Schrade, Schatt & Morgan, Schrade, GEC, Northwoods, Benchmade, Tim Britton, Moki, Paul Lone Wolf, 1890-1910ish J. Rogers and Sons Sheffield Eng.

Holy Cow, Iman! Those are all fantastic, but if I could only pick one, I think that Northwoods would win, or maybe the S&M, well then there's that Schrade, or maybe that Rogers..OK, OK, I can't pick just one...

[doglegg]

I like them all Iman, but oh the handles on that J Rogers!!!

[knifeaddict1965]

Here's a few. And there are lots of others, but only so many fit in the frame at one time. These all pleasantly surprised me when I got them with how smooth, nice, sweet, and near perfect in every way they were. I did not know about many of the brands or eras, and picked these up on the advice of others and thanks to them because these knives blew me away. They exceeded all my expectations in one area or another. That's part of the addiction for me, that never-know-when-it-will-happen-next serendipity when finding something I never knew about before, or never would have guessed, and then hunting one down and being tickled with the thing because it was better than you expected. It's a hit with me anyway, From L to R
Schrade, Schatt & Morgan, Schrade, GEC, Northwoods, Benchmade, Tim Britton, Moki, Paul Lone Wolf, 1890-1910ish J. Rogers and Sons Sheffield Eng.

Wooowwww, I-Man!!! What a beautiful group of knives and pictures. We would expect no less.

[tvic]

You definitely SCORED on that group, Iman!

[Ivoryman]

Thanks a bunch guys, nice of you all to mention. Hope you're all having a great weekend.

[Ivoryman]

Got this about a decade ago and up to then had been primarily picking up modern Case stuff from the 1980s, 90s, and this century. When I got this I was blown away by how much better the old pre-1970s knives were. They were tight, no gaps between liner and spring. No wobble. Sweet, sweet, smooth buttery action. Excellent colors in the bones. Great jigging, and love the old steel way better than their surgical stainless. This knife got me into a whole different era and attitude about Case. I won't by another Case from this century, but whenever I see one from the old eras, I will check it out and consider. Excellent work back then from Case.

[toomanyknives]

Got this about a decade ago and up to then had been primarily picking up modern Case stuff from the 1980s, 90s, and this century. When I got this I was blown away by how much better the old pre-1970s knives were. They were tight, no gaps between liner and spring. No wobble. Sweet, sweet, smooth buttery action. Excellent colors in the bones. Great jigging, and love the old steel way better than their surgical stainless. This knife got me into a whole different era and attitude about Case. I won't by another Case from this century, but whenever I see one from the old eras, I will check it out and consider. Excellent work back then from Case.

Yes sir Iman, that's a fantastic knife. I agree with the bulk of your statement. I have been lucky with some really nice 70's Case knives. I even have some pretty recent ones that are very nice, but you do have to hand pick them. I've also been able to grab ones from just about every decade that were very pleasing to me. I agree the old ones are the best, and that the new Case offerings are not up there with many of the smaller companies. I do still try to support Case, as I would hate to see them go away. Here are a couple of my nicer 70's knives. A 1974 6207 and a 1979 6318. Both are basically flawless. But boy, I need to dust the handle on that 6318!

[Ivoryman]

Yes sir Iman, that's a fantastic knife. I agree with the bulk of your statement. I have been lucky with some really nice 70's Case knives. I even have some pretty recent ones that are very nice, but you do have to hand pick them. I've also been able to grab ones from just about every decade that were very pleasing to me. I agree the old ones are the best, and that the new Case offerings are not up there with many of the smaller companies. I do still try to support Case, as I would hate to see them go away. Here are a couple of my nicer 70's knives. A 1974 6207 and a 1979 6318. Both are basically flawless. But boy, I need to dust the handle on that 6318!Case 6207 1974.JPGCase 6318 1979.JPG

Good looking pair there TMK. Great bones. And I love those patterns and have some of them. But someone, can't recall who, wrote here on AAPK years ago that they would not buy a Case knife newer than 1978. They wouldn't even have a 1979. I balked at that as half my collection was newer than 1978. Well I had to learn the hard way. I ignored that advice to my own peril and still bought modern Case knives. After several Case knives that were much worse than a 20 dollar RR, and sending a couple back to the factory for repairs, the old advice came back to haunt me and started echoing in my head. It still won't go away. I'd rather have a couple Swiss Army Knives than a new Case. I would rather have a RR than a new Case. Better knives and less money. Case lost a customer in the past few years and they don't even care. The notes from the Case factory about my repairs said it all. Not a word about the gaps, or the run up, or the scales. Not a word. And they didn't fix any of those three items. That's it, three strikes and you're out. They sold me some crap, I foolishly bought it, they wouldn't stand behind it, and they insulted me by ignoring my complaints. That's fine, I'll spend my knife money somewhere else. Hey I was a big Case fan and like the company. I used to defend them. Now I don't. There are a ton of videos on youtube with exactly these complaints so it isn't just me. I have learned from sad experience. I will give them their due on all pre 70s knives and I love mine. But I will not buy another from a recent run and have to deal with lots of issues and customer service that just ignores me and leaves me bent over a barrel to take whatever they give me. Done with that. And they quit making my favorite patterns like the 35 1/2, and the 47PEN. And they quit making my fave red bone and green bone so it's over for me. IMHO, YRMV.

[toomanyknives]

Yes sir Iman, that's a fantastic knife. I agree with the bulk of your statement. I have been lucky with some really nice 70's Case knives. I even have some pretty recent ones that are very nice, but you do have to hand pick them. I've also been able to grab ones from just about every decade that were very pleasing to me. I agree the old ones are the best, and that the new Case offerings are not up there with many of the smaller companies. I do still try to support Case, as I would hate to see them go away. Here are a couple of my nicer 70's knives. A 1974 6207 and a 1979 6318. Both are basically flawless. But boy, I need to dust the handle on that 6318!Case 6207 1974.JPGCase 6318 1979.JPG

Good looking pair there TMK. Great bones. And I love those patterns and have some of them. But someone, can't recall who, wrote here on AAPK years ago that they would not buy a Case knife newer than 1978. They wouldn't even have a 1979. I balked at that as half my collection was newer than 1978. Well I had to learn the hard way. I ignored that advice to my own peril and still bought modern Case knives. After several Case knives that were much worse than a 20 dollar RR, and sending a couple back to the factory for repairs, the old advice came back to haunt me and started echoing in my head. It still won't go away. I'd rather have a couple Swiss Army Knives than a new Case. I would rather have a RR than a new Case. Better knives and less money. Case lost a customer in the past few years and they don't even care. The notes from the Case factory about my repairs said it all. Not a word about the gaps, or the run up, or the scales. Not a word. And they didn't fix any of those three items. That's it, three strikes and you're out. They sold me some crap, I foolishly bought it, they wouldn't stand behind it, and they insulted me by ignoring my complaints. That's fine, I'll spend my knife money somewhere else. Hey I was a big Case fan and like the company. I used to defend them. Now I don't. There are a ton of videos on youtube with exactly these complaints so it isn't just me. I have learned from sad experience. I will give them their due on all pre 70s knives and I love mine. But I will not buy another from a recent run and have to deal with lots of issues and customer service that just ignores me and leaves me bent over a barrel to take whatever they give me. Done with that. And they quit making my favorite patterns like the 35 1/2, and the 47PEN. And they quit making my fave red bone and green bone so it's over for me. IMHO, YRMV.

I can't blame you. I'd be right there with you if that had been my experience with them. It's too bad that a company with such a rich history would treat customers like that. Luckily, there are lots of great knives out there for us. You prove that everyday!

[RedRaiderRick]

Ivoryman,
As I said over in the Case threads, I've bought 6 Case XX in the last 9 months. All new manufacturing. Of those only 1 has good snap. Others didn't and some had gaps between spacers. Very disappointing. They lost me as a customer as well. What a shame.

[Ivoryman]

Ivoryman,
As I said over in the Case threads, I've bought 6 Case XX in the last 9 months. All new manufacturing. Of those only 1 has good snap. Others didn't and some had gaps between spacers. Very disappointing. They lost me as a customer as well. What a shame.

Amen blade brother, and I hate saying it because I love Case Co historically and want to buy their knives. Big shame because we know they can build great knives if they want. But I've seen our kind of comments many times over the years. It's getting to be a broken record. But it is what it is. Thanks for your thoughts in agreement.

[Ridgegrass]

A few Japanese knives, Cold Steel, G96, and Maxam have surprised me in quality and build. O'.

[RedRaiderRick]

A few Japanese knives, Cold Steel, G96, and Maxam have surprised me in quality and build. O'.

Amen to that. I'm blown away by the quality of my new Moki knife.

[DM11]

This Horsewright Mestano really surprised me at how well I like it.

[Madmarco]

Have you ever gotten a knife that you liked way more than you thought you would? I got this 1977 Case 61051 LSSP long ago, and ended up carrying it for years. I retired it a few years ago, because I liked it so much, I was afraid I was going to lose it. It still comes out for an occasional Sunday though.It put
up with a lot of use and held up very well. I never thought I would like it so much the day I bought it for $20.00! Money well spent.IMG_2646 (2).JPG

What a fine knife, Kerry, it's not hard to see why you'd carry that one for years.
At first glance I thought it was one of SSk's exclusive Moki's, but then I saw the Case stamp and wondered why I haven't seen those before since it's my kindda knife and exactly what I watch for when searching.
Beautiful little knife, buddy!

[Sharpnshinyknives]

My first Moki was a game changer for me. I had mostly collected Case knives before that and got use to their quality so when my first Moki arrived, it blew me away. It was a Moki Ares, the predecessor to the Kronos models. The sharpness of the blade was new to me, Case has a rougher finish to their cutting edges. I couldn’t believe how sharp it was. The next thing I noticed was the run up. I could not find any gap between the backspring and blade when it was opened. I didn’t know that a slip joint could be made at such a great tolerance. The fit and finish was impeccable and the rest is history.
My first Mcusta was an eye opener too. The smoothness of the deployment and the fit and finish was again, impeccable.
Schrade Heritage Series also surprised me, the bone handled ones just feel great in hand and look fantastic.
My first custom knife I got from Roland. A Joel Chamblin pearl handled jack with 24kt gold ribbon. It’s a beauty.
Rigid by Canal Street were a surprise, amber stag bone became a favorite for me to collect.

[Madmarco]

Mark!
When you described the run-up on the Moki you said "when it's CLOSED", but I assume you meant OPEN, right, cuz the run-up can only be seen or not seen, lol, when the knife is open?
I'm certainly not trying to nit-pick, I just know you like your information to be accurate!

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Yeah I did say that, I was talking about when the blade is open. I’ll see if I can edit it. Thanks Mark

[Madmarco]

I see it's corrected, Mark, so no harm no foul!